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…r daily bread, some might be of the opinion that it would be easier to do something that we like. A popular quote by Confucius has become an irritable cliché.

Wage Slavery in a Democracy: Are We Really Free?
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·Oct 17, 2020

I don't think Confucius ever said this. I read the Analects recently and it wouldn't even make sense.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/02/job-love/

Confucius's advice was for sages and rulers, and a big part of his ideas was fulfilling your role dutifully, whatever it was.

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